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Committee reviews bill to add ‘affirmation’ option across Vermont statutes
Summary
Legislative counsel presented H.28, a 66‑page draft to add an affirmation option wherever an oath or sworn statement is required across Titles 1–10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated; committee members discussed scope, limits (interstate compacts) and outreach to courts and the Secretary of State.
The House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 7 heard from Janet Harvey of the Office of Legislative Council on H.28, a 66‑page draft bill that would expressly add “affirmation” as an alternative wherever statutes require an oath or swearing in Titles 1 through 10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated.
Harvey, legislative counsel, told the committee the bill is intended to “add the affirmation option expressly” because, while an affirmation option is implied in some places by existing Title 1 language, it is not explicitly stated throughout the affected statutes. She said the draft covers about 103 statutory sections and is being presented in chunks rather than attempting to amend all affected statutory references in…
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